After having a lot of fun making craft cocktails for some writing group friends, I'm opening this up to other writers. If you'd like a cocktail or non-alcoholic mocktail for your character, please fill out the form below. I can't guarantee I'll be able to make all of them depending on how many requests I …
Part three of my character craft cocktails for my writing friends! I've loved this opportunity to create drinks inspired by their characters. Kaylin is from my critique partner Renee's novel. I associate the color green strongly with the character and wanted to make a cocktail that invoked these foresty colors. Kaylin has a lot of …
As I mentioned in yesterday's Part 1, I really enjoy crafting cocktails as a hobby outside of writing. I asked some writing friends if I could create drinks inspired by their characters, and they said yes! This is the second set of drinks, and I'm excited to share them with you. I'll be splitting these …
One of my hobbies outside writing is mixology. I'm not a pro bartender by any means, but I do enjoy crafting a good drink. Recently, I was seeking inspiration and turned to some writing friends to ask if I could create drinks inspired by their characters. To my delight, they agreed and I had a …
Okay, I know that's a long title, but bear with me on this one. I've been on a binge of the Buckkeep Radio podcast for about a month and it's gotten me thinking about how readers interact with media, as well as the role of the author once their work is out in the world. …
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When querying, the literary agent landscape can seem daunting. Worse, there have been a few prominent dust-ups in 2020 regarding agents' behavior that raise a really good question: How do I know if my agent is a good one? "Good" can mean a number of things in this question. Do their morals and values align …
(NaNoWriMo logo in header courtesy of National Novel Writing Month). NaNoWriMo approacheth, and if this is your first year tackling the challenge, it can seem pretty daunting. Fifty thousand words? In 30 days? But there are a few ways to make it easier on yourself and to improve your chances of success. There are a …
(Logo in header courtesy of National Novel Writing Month). So it's October, which means the writing community is in a pre-NaNoWriMo tizzy of planning, anticipation, and hype. If you're new to NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), it's a month-long challenge to draft a 50,000-word novel over the 30 days of November. I've participated in NaNoWriMo …
In publishing, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount of industry jargon and abbreviations. I've listed some of the most common ones here. Acquisitions: This is a phase in the manuscript purchasing process, when the acquiring editor pitches your book to others at their publishing house in order to convince them …
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Querying is a rough ride. In a single day, you could receive a full request, a couple of query rejections, and a partial rejection. In fact, it often feels like some cosmic coincidence causes a deluge of responses all in the same afternoon. https://media.giphy.com/media/I6nxG7f3h7qww/giphy.gif [GIF: Rollercoaster] While living in the query trenches, self-care becomes extra …
